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31st Annual General Meeting Improving lives through Broadband Innovation
25th
to 29th
January, 2015
Torarica Hotel
Paramaribo, Suriname
Co-hosted by: TELESUR
DRAFT PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES
Saturday 24th
January, 2015
Time Event 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
REGISTRATION/CANTO SECRETARIAT
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
125
th Board of Directors Meeting
Sunday 25th
January, 2015
Time Event 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
REGISTRATION/CANTO SECRETARIAT
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Financial Advisory Committee Meeting
10.00 am –11:00 am
Disaster Recovery Planning Committee Meeting
11.00 am – 12:00 pm
Marketing and Communications Committee Meeting
9.00 am – 10:00 am
Human Resource Committee Meeting
10:30 am – 12:30 am Regulations and Emerging Technologies Committee Meeting 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee Meeting
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Committee Chairs Presentation to BOARD OF DIRECTORS
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Media Conference 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Opening Ceremony
Master of Ceremonies:
Flag Show
Opening Prayer
National Anthem
CANTO Song
Opening Remarks: Regenie Fräser, Secretary General, CANTO
Chairman Remarks: Mr. Dirk Currie, Chairman, CANTO Board of
Directors
Address: Dr. Hamadoun Touré, outgoing Secretary General of the
ITU
Feature Address: His Excellency Robert Ameerali, Vice President
of Suriname
Cultural presentation
Vote of Thanks: Mrs. Helma Etnel, Vice Chair, CANTO
Group Photo Session EXHIBITION VIEWING 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Sponsored By: TELESUR
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Monday 26th
January, 2015
Time Event Location 9:00 am – 9:05 am
Annual General Meeting Proceedings
30th
Annual General Meeting Opening
Mr. Dirk Currie, CANTO Chairman
9:05 am – 9:10 am Confirmation of Minutes of the 30th
AGM
9:10am – 9:20 am
Matters Arising from the 30
th AGM Minutes
9:20 am – 9:50 am Presentation of Committee Reports
Disaster Recovery Planning – Heather Wallen-Bryan
Financial Advisory – Mrs. Helma Etnel
Marketing and Communications – Mr. Julian Wilkins
Human Resources - Mr. Linus Rogers
Regulations and Emerging Technologies – Mrs. Melesia
Sutherland – Campbell
Corporate Social Responsibility – Mr. Julian Wilkins 9:50 am – 10:00 am Secretariat Report 2014
Ms. Regenie Fräser, Secretary General, CANTO 10:00 am – 10:15 am Presentation of CANTO IDB Broadband Infrastructure Inventory
and Public Awareness in the Caribbean (BIIPAC) Project
Ms. Ayanna Samuels, BIIPAC Regional Coordinator 10:15 am – 10:30 am
10:30 am – 10:40 am Chairman’s Report 2014
Mr. Dirk Currie, CANTO Chairman 10:40 am – 10: 50 am Presentation of Audited Financial Statements for the year ended
2013/2014:
Mr. Davidson Charles
Treasurer, Board of Directors 10:50 am – 11:00 am Resolution to Adopt the Audited Financial Statements for the year
ended 2013/2014
Mr. Jimmy Rodrigues,
Finance and Administration Manager, CANTO 11: 00 am – 11:10 am Resolution to Appoint Auditors 2013/2014
Mr. Davidson Charles
Treasurer, Board of Directors 11:10 am – 11:30 am Presentation of the 2014/2015 Budget
Mr. Davidson Charles
Treasurer, Board of Directors 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Election of Officers
12:00 – 1:00 pm LUNCH
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Technology Trends and its Impact on Caribbean Operators
Chair: Julian Wilkins, CANTO Director
Keynote: Microsoft Trinidad & Tobago
John Brooks, Subex
Rene Aguilar, Cambium Networks
Edgar Aker, Prysmian Netherlands BV 3:00pm – 3:40 pm Tell us What you Think – Completion of Evaluation
Future of CANTO
3:40 pm – 3:55 pm COFFEE BREAK
Coffee Break Sponsored By: Internet Society (ISOC)
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Time Event Location 3:55 pm – 6:00 pm Simulating Innovation – Operators Roundtable Discussion
Keynote: Mr. Dirk Currie
E. Jay Saunders, Domus Semo Sancus
Tim Heffernan, Cable & Wireless
6:40 pm – 7:00 pm Assembly to Monday Night Dinner
Torarica Hotel Lobby
7:00 pm Monday Night Dinner Sponsored By Huawei
Ramada Hotel
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CANTO CARIBBEAN YOUTH FORUM The Caribbean Startup – Promoting Youth Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Torarica Hotel, Paramaribo, Suriname Co-hosted by: TELESUR
Tuesday 27th
January, 2015
Simultaneous event: BIIPAC COMPONENT 1: Broadband – ICT Diagnostics & Infrastructure Maps 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday 27th January, 2015 Time Event
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Preliminary Opening Master of Ceremony:
William Mahler, Belize 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Opening Youth Forum:
Call to order, Mr.William Mahler- Vice-President PIEDATA Youth Development, PIEDATA Words of Welcome, Ms. Regenie Fraser- Secretary General CANTO Words of Welcome, Ambassador H.E. Irwin LaRocque- Secretary General CARICOM Opening Remarks, Mr. Dirk Currie- CEO Telesur
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm CARICOM Presentation, Ms. Yildiz Pollack- Beighle- Deputy Programme Manager for Youth Development, CARICOM Secretariat
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Launch PIE DATA
“The Caribbean MarketPlace”, Mr Sergio Pengel- CEO PIEDATA
“What makes PIE Unique?”, Mr. William Mahler, Vice-President Youth Development, PIEDATA
“Why “PIE” timing is the key”, Mr. Giano Currie Chief Marketing Officer PIEDATA
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Networking Break
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Key Note Speaker: Mr. Dirk Currie “Caribbean Entrepreneurship & Youth Engagement”: What’s Next?
3:45 pm – 4:35 pm Entrepreneurship & Growth :Inspire, Educate & Sustain Redefining iCreate – Tricia Balthazar, CANTO Presentations by: Mr. Ryan Kopinsky, PhD Candidate in Robotics Mr. Miguel Rodrigues, Managing Director Apura Networks
4:35 pm – 4:50 pm Techcrunch Break
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4:50 pm – 5:45 pm “THE STARTUP”: Interactive Panel Discussion
Participants:
Jurgen Budike, Chief Analytics Officer PIEDATA (Chair of the Panel)
Mr. E. Jay Saunders
Mr. Dirk Currie
Mr Miguel Rodrigues
Ms. Yildiz Beighle-Pollack
Mr. Ryan Kopinsky
Mr. Aristo Kelly
Dr. Hamadoun Toure
Mr. Jeremy Berkleef
5:45 pm – 5:55 pm Awards Ceremony Lead by Mr. Guillaume Kloof, Vice-President International Operations PIEDATA
5:55 pm – 6:05 pm Official Closing of the Youth Forum Mr. Dirk Currie (CEO Telesur)
6:15 pm – 6:30 pm Assembly for Transport to Jungle Party Torarica Lobby
7:15 pm – 10:30 pm Farewell Outgoing Chairman - Mr. Currie Jungle Party
Telesur-IGP Complex
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CANTO BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE INVENTORY AND PUBLIC AWARENESS PROJECT (BIIPAC) WORKSHOP
Day 1: Tuesday 27th
January, 2015 BIIPAC COMPONENT 1: Broadband – ICT Diagnostics & Infrastructure Maps
Facilitator: Javier Marin
Time Activity
9.00 am
Registration
9:30 am - 10:25 am Opening message
Introduction to DigiLAC platform
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Key Issues And Challenges For Achieving Universality In Broadband Access And Service In the Caribbean - Dr. Hamadoun Toure
10:55 am - 11:10 am Break
11:10 am - 11:40 am Jamaica: Broadband-ICT Diagnosis and Infrastructure Maps
11:40 am - 12:10 am Barbados: Broadband-ICT Diagnosis and Infrastructure Maps 12:10 am - 12:40 pm Dominican Republic: Broadband-ICT Diagnosis and Infrastructure
Maps
12:40 pm - 2:10 pm LUNCH
2:10 pm - 2:40 pm Haiti: Broadband-ICT Diagnosis
2:40 pm - 3:20 pm Debate and Reflections
3:20 pm - 3:50 pm Trinidad & Tobago: Broadband-ICT Diagnosis and Infrastructure
Maps
3:50 pm - 4:20 pm Belize: Broadband-ICT Diagnosis and Infrastructure Maps
4:20 pm - 4:35 pm Break
4:35 pm - 5:05 pm Guyana Broadband-ICT Diagnosis
5:05 pm - 5:35 pm Suriname: Broadband-ICT Diagnosis and Infrastructure Maps
5:35 pm - 6:00 pm Wrap up and final debate
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Day 2: Wednesday 28th January 2015 BIIPAC COMPONENT 2: Review of Legal and Regulatory Frameworks and Current Sector
Trends.
Exploring Caribbean Broadband Opportunities:
Policies and Regulation for Access & Services
Facilitators: Hopeton Dunn
Courtney Jackson
Time Activity
9.00 9:30 am to 10:30 am
Registration Opening Session:
Opening Remarks, Prof Hopeton Dunn, Research Consultant, Director, Mona ICT Policy Centre
Remarks, Hon. Minister Falisie Pinas, Minister of Transport, Communication and Tourism, Suriname (TBC)
Remarks, Ms Ayanna Samuels, CANTO
10:30 am to 10:45 am Break
10:45 am to 12:30 pm Session 1: Legal and Regulatory Frameworks for Broadband in the Context of ICT Network Convergence Chair: Prof Hopeton Dunn, Research Consultant:
Lead Presentation: Mr. Mark Reynolds, Attorney-at-law, Jamaica
Discussants:
Ms. Meredith Leter, Corporate Secretary and Legal Advisor, Telecommunications Authority of Suriname (TAS) (TBC)
Mr. C. Courtney Jackson, Research Consultant
Mr. Cecil McCain, Director of Post and Telecommunications, MSTEM
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm LUNCH
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Session 2: Emerging Competition and Affordability Issues Impacting Access to Broadband Networks & Services Chair: Mr. C. Courtney Jackson, Research Consultant
Lead Presentation: Mr. Charles Gabriel Gentil, Founder, Unitel, Inc DBA CallDirek
Discussants:
Ms Mireille Kensmil, Manager, Economics and Research Dept., Telecommunications Authority of Suriname (TBC)
Representative, Telecommunications Company Suriname (TELESUR)
Mr. Carlton Samuels, Research Consultant
3:00 pm to 3:15 pm Break
3:15 pm to 4:30 pm Workshop Discussion Breakout Groups Discussing Key Outcomes Moderator: (TBC) Group 1 - Tranche A, Chair: Mr. Mark Reynolds Group 2 - Tranche B, Chair: Mr. C. Courtney Jackson
4:30 pm to 5:00 pm Concluding Remarks:
Mr. C. Courtney Jackson, Research Consultant Prof. Hopeton Dunn, Research Consultant
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Day 3: Thursday 29th January, 2015
BIIPAC COMPONENT 3: ICT Awareness and Capacity Building Programs
Delivery of Seminar and Community of Practice for Regulators and Policy Makers
Facilitators: Atiba Phillips
Carlton Samuels
Time Activity
7:00 am – 7:30 am 7:30 am - 7:45 am
Registration & Acknowledgment Introductions and Workshop Overview
Welcome and Opening Remarks,
Remarks -
7:45 am – 8:30 am Discussion on ICT as Enabler
Presentation by Lead Discussant (ICT Strategist)
8:30 am - 9:00 am Break
9:00 am - 10:00 am Message Formation and Presentation Strategies by Sector
10:00 am – 11:30 am Key Issues & Challenges for ICT Integration by Sector
Discussant (Named Sector Specialist) to Lead with Examples
from A Named Sector
11:30 am - 12:30 pm LUNCH
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm DECISION: Capacity Building Program – Elements by Design
Lead Discussant for Community of Practice Development
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm DECISION: Developing a Country by Sector Specific Capacity Building Program
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Wrap-up and Next Steps Concluding Remarks: